posted: 02-09-10
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Just out from The Conscious Consumer Blog – learn more ways to save electricty with tips on everything from using your electronics power-saving settings to washing your clothes in cold water.
Expert:
It’s common knowledge that appliances continue to draw a small amount of power when they’re switched off but still plugged in.
One solution is to unplug electronics and chargers when you aren’t using them. Or you can plug cords into a power strip and switch it off whenever you want to cut off all power to appliances.
But many consumers wonder if it’s worth the hassle to unplug electronics they aren’t using. The answer, of course, depends on your objectives.
See complete article here: Energy vampires: Is it worth it to unplug your electronics?
posted: 01-27-10
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Are you aware of the “Vampire Power” being used in your home/office? Vampire Power is the power that devices use while in standby/sleep mode. Many electronics and devices draw a small amount of power for memory purposes; while others just waste energy trying to constantly recharge a device. If your device has a LED or other light on it, chances are it is drawing power even when you think it is off. The average home has about 40 devices that are sucking power long after you go to bed. With a number like that, there is room for improvement. Vampire Energy use accounts for over 10% of U.S. Energy use to a sum of nearly $10 billion a year.
read the full story
posted: 11-02-09
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The EPA sent out a list of the Top 10 Vampires in your home. There are some tips to reduce the vampire power, but again, they all involve active work on your part. The Power Smart Tower automatically recognizes when something should not receive any more power. Check out the info here:
Greenopolis info on Vampire Power
posted: 10-27-09
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This post on the Mint Life is actually really great, but doesn’t mention anything about Vampire Power reduction to save money. Low Flow toilets are a great idea, and you can see how much energy you’re wasting through power monitors, but how do you eliminate that power? Through smart power strips or actively unplugging things! Check out Joshua Ritchie’s list of money saving gadgets
The Mint Life
posted: 10-23-09
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iGo’s Vampire Power Calculator app just launched for iPhone. App Shopper, an agregator site that helps users find new and popular apps for their phones, listed the app today for people to download. Get yours!
http://appshopper.com/utilities/vampire-power-calculator
posted: 10-19-09
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Earth911.com, an all green info-site and blog, posted this great story on scary facts about conservation just in time for Halloween. In addition to interesting facts about the use of aluminum foil in Hershey’s kisses wrapping and info on Recycling, they included the Vampire Power Awareness Month video from www.vampirepowersucks.com and talked about the negatives of wasted stand by power.
http://earth911.com/blog/2009/10/19/recycling-gets-spooky/
posted: 10-16-09
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Samsung is coming out with a new phone, the Blue Earth, along with their new green Reclaim phone. The Blue Earth phone has a touch-screen (unlike the QWERTY enabled Reclaim) and is made from post-consumer material (PCM) extracted from water bottles along with being free from dangerous and harmful chemicals. Plus, its 5-star energy efficient charger consumes just 0.03W in standby mode! If you plug it into the PowerSmart Tower or Wall from iGo, it could completely eliminate the vampire power.
Plus, as soon as it’s released, iGo will have a tip for it, so you can use all their other chargers to keep it powered up where ever you are!
Read more in PC Mag here
posted: 10-15-09
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Wired Magazine did a review on the Power Smart Tower from iGo in their November issue, hitting subscribers today. The magazine gave the vampire power slaying product an 8 out of 10 for helping power your home entertainment center. Also, check out the ad that includes the Augmented reality marker needed to activate the Vampire Power Experience at http://www.vampirepowersucks.com/Augmented-Reality.aspx.
Wired_Magazine_Cover_November_2009
posted: 10-14-09
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Reuters announced that iGo’s upcoming products, the Power Smart Tower with iGo Green technology, Power Smart Wall with iGo Green Technology, and Laptop Charger with iGo Green technology, will be available in 900 OfficeMax stores once they come to market later this month (pre-orders are available now from our Tips & Tricks page).
Many other currently available iGo products are being sold at OfficeMax now, such as the iGo Netbook Wall Charger and the iGo Charge Anywhere.
